This guest article considers the role of wetlands as carbon sinks to mitigate the effects of climate change. It also examines the role of wetlands as important assets in adaptation strategies that increase their resilience and reduce the adverse impacts of climate change on human life. More.

26 May 2011: The 40th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has adopted a decision on broadening the GEF Partnership under Paragraph 28 of the GEF Instrument, which establishes criteria and accreditation procedures for allowing new entities into the Partnership during a pilot phase. More.

Photo: During a reception to mark the 20th anniversary of the GEF, Monique Barbut, GEF CEO, discussed a timeline of the GEF's achievements.

14 May 2011: Delegates at the 19th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 19) met throughout the final night of the two-week meeting at UN Headquarters in New York, US, but concluded without adopting decisions on the CSD 18-19 thematic cluster of issues. More.

13 May 2011: The 33rd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has established an Executive Committee, adopted a Conflict of Interest Policy, and introduced several changes to its rules of procedure. IPCC 33 also accepted the Summary for Policy Makers of the Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN). More.